Baby and the Blog

I think there is this misconception that to be a Mommy Blogger, you have to put your child’s picture on the blog. In our case, This Little Baby (This Little BOY!) will not be making photo appearances.

Long before I ever got pregnant, Michael and I discussed it and he was not comfortable with the idea of putting our baby’s face out on the Internet. I pouted about it a little, but realized that in the end, it doesn’t matter. I can still share with you the ups and downs of parenting without posting his face. And I can still get away with pictures of chubby little feet and long eyelashes.

I am hoping to maybe post a few new, new, newborn shots, when he’s really only distinguishable to us, but no promises on that either.

It’s funny. Before I was pregnant I thought this would be a big loss. That not sharing photos of our children would somehow diminish the words I wanted to say. And then we found out he was a boy, and the thought of posting his “boy parts” picture horrified me. Sure, he’s an itty, bitty baby in my womb, but those are his private parts! I’m hardly a prude, but I think I’ll try and avoid embarrassing him until at least the third grade.

And those words? The words that make this blog a blog? They’ll still be here. I think we’ll be just fine.

I will share his name with you, though. After he’s born. There’s a few options being tossed around and I’m excited to choose one.

Although, if you feel like tossing out some boy names, I’d be MORE than happy to look them over. Maybe we’re missing a gem!

I always feel the (completely unneccesary) need to throw out names. West is a family name and I LOVE it, my hubby vetoed Anders and Thomas but I love those as well. We did last and middle names for all of ours, hope you find it a smooth process!

Even if I had a blog in which I was comfortable about posting my baby’s pictures on, I don’t think I would either. My job as a mother is above all to protect my child(ren). I don’t even want my little baby to be on facebook until he/she can at least type! Hah…

I agree completely with you, and though I would love to see pictures of the beautiful baby I know you and Michael are going to create, I completely respect y’all’s decision. (Also, my man agrees with Michael. He doesn’t even want our kid on a computer ’til it’s 18! )

And I don’t get to pick out a name this time around if it’s a boy. My boyfriend already has a family name for their first born son, so I pretty much don’t have a choice. 🙂 So have fun picking one! Enough fun for me. 😉

I personally have posted pictures of my baby boy, but none of his private parts. I think it’s not cool to post pictures of private parts no matter how young and innocent. It’s the parents decision and I’m sure everyone will respect it. Either way, I can’t wait to see the tiny toes! 🙂 As far as a name, family names mean a lot to me. My son took my husbands first name, David, and he got my family name as his middle name, Aaron. We call him Aaron because I don’t want the confusion when I’m trying to talk to my husband or my son. If we had/have a girl her name will be Zoey (just because I like that name) Elizabeth (my grandmothers middle name. I’m sure whatever name y’all decide will be perfect.

Of course, I’d love to see pics of the baby, I totally respect that decision. I guess I’m naive so maybe you can fill me in..what is the privacy concern of posting pics of the baby? I totally get not posting the private parts, but wasn’t sure what can happen with regular pics.

We’ve already got names for a boy and a girl, and I’m not even pregnant yet … if we have a boy his name will be Gavin Michael (Michael is my husband’s middle name, and his dad’s name. Westley is the family middle name in my dad’s family, but I think it’s only fair that our son take after his dad’s side and if we have a girl she’ll get my family’s girl name [Elizabeth]. Even though I do love the name Gavin Westley.)

Hmmm, names are tough. Do you go with classic? Modern? Family members? Greeks usually have a naming system – I was named after my father’s mom. Had I been a boy, I would still have been named after my father’s mom, except I’d be AnastasiO instead of AnastasiA.

I think keeping with tradition is good, and it’s also important to look into the origin of the name. My name translated means immortal – which I think is pretty cool. Brian’s name means noble. One of Brian’s nephews has a cute modern name – but when you research it’s origin – it means “shoe.”

Hmmm. I mean I love shoes and all, but I think I’ll keep them in my closet and on my feet and not in my kids name.

I think that is a very smart and personal decision – and obviously a difficult one for you. But you just have to follow your gut (and your husband’s) and you’ll be good. We’ll all still look forward to reading about your little guy!

I respect your decision not to post pictures. I, too, would feel it was my responsibility to protect my child with all of my being! I love the names Logan and Jamison. Those are my two favorite for my first son 🙂

AHA! and NOW you know exactly why i hate it when there are pictures of my children – no matter how old they are – posted on blogs, facebook, anywhere on the internet. no matter what age, your children are forever your children and you want them safe and protected at all times, always. i’m totally with michael on this! 🙂

I completely respect your decision, but I think you will change your mind 🙂 You will be so proud that you are going to want to show everyone how beautiful he is! But then again, you may not. Whatever works for you! Little boys are so much fun!